| re: Anyone here want to report on the Scarlet Pimpernel concert? nmi | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 04:45 pm EST 02/19/19 | |
| In reply to: Anyone here want to report on the Scarlet Pimpernel concert? nmi - Ann 04:08 pm EST 02/19/19 | |
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| I'm not a Wildhorn fan but I do like The Scarlet Pimpernel, perhaps because the story is well told and it doesn't take itself so seriously though it treads on Les Mis and Tale of Two Cities territory. I thought the whole evening was a lark and the casting was just wonderful. Tony Yazbeck was not necessarily someone I would have cast in the title role but he was an inspired choice and acted and sang to a very high standard. Norm Lewis also was in fine voice though he on script most of the time. He made an effective villain who is very similar to Javert. And I loved seeing Laura Osnes and Corey Cott together again, though the latter had less to do, though they had the touching You Are My Home together. Both sounded lovely all evening. Drew Gehling, alas, did not have enough to do, though he stood out in all his appearances in a number of parts. Dana Costello was new to me and charming as another French woman. Alex Newell was underused but he was part of the rousing ensemble, all who sang their hearts out. Gabriel Barre (who also directed Rags at NYU recently) kept everything moving at a stirring pace and though the evening ran three hours with intermission, it didn't seem long. My main problem last night was with the sound design, which is often a problem with Manhattan Concert Productions. The singers were drowned out by the orchestra whenever the songs got rousing and the lyrics were sometimes unintelligible. I talked to the sound people in the back at intermission and things improved in Act 2. |
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